African Cats (Cheetah/Leopard RP)

For a lion cub life on the plains is pretty difficult, you are in danger everywhere you go but lions live in Prides and can protect their young, the same cannot be said for the leopard and cheetah. These smaller species of big cat find it hard to raise their families because predators like hyenas, jackals, vultures and lions steal their kills and lions will work to get rid of any other big cat in the area and youngsters are constantly at risk

Inspired from Big Cat Diary, Big cat Week and Big Cat Live, if you want to learn all about big cats i suggest you watch that

RulesPlease follow all ChickenSmoothie rulesThis is not semi lit or advanced but try to post more than a line at a time. It's easier to respond to posts that wayOnly real life pictures pleaseNot every hunt can be successfulThis roleplay will focus on animal behaviour and how they respond to one another. This roleplay can include dialogue but keep it to a bare minimum.This roleplay will not focus on love, big cats never ever mate for loveTry to keep track of any injuries you will receive from hunts or fightsTry to keep track of your characters hunger, especially cubs A way to do this could be writing Name/Hunger:100/Health:100/Other (Write about injuries or illnesses here) above each post and taking hunger points away every couple of posts, take more points away after every couple of posts if you are playing a young cub. This is merely a suggestion if you have a better way to do it please let me know.It is rare for whole litters to survive, not every cub can make it to adulthoodAbsolutely no abandoned cubs, they would not survive on their own and no leopard/cheetah would adopt themIf you are playing a leopard and come across a cheetah please please please do not roleplay a friendly cat, leopards will not hesitate to kill cheetahs because they are competition for prey but of course give the cheetah a chance to react and escape.Please follow my guidelines below

I am going to control what happens in the savannah, for example if your cat has just made a kill I might say 'a hyena is coming your way' and then you rp based off that. At the start of each day I will state the weather and how the prey is doing in the post below.Each day will last for 5 days, this depends on how many members we get

GuidelinesFor both species only the female looks after the cubs, the males do not careBoth species of cat are solitary, they will only travel with their cubs and only seek out members of their species if they are willing to mateIf they are willing to mate they will act flirty in the presence of a male by rolling around almost like a cub, female cheetahs tend to be more nervous around malesWetter conditions can help hunting but sometimes it makes the ground too slippery and decreases the chance of a killBoth species of cub practice the skills they will need later through games of chase and rough and tumble

CheetahFemales are smaller then malesBy about 5-6 months cubs will accompany their mother to learn how to huntA cheetah mother sometimes brings back live prey for her cubs to practice on, like a fawn or a rabbitCubs are weaned around 3 monthsCheetahs hunt by stalking their prey, chasing after it by twisting and turning with the prey and flicking their paw out to trip the prey, they will then strangle itCheetahs can't really manage large prey such as an adult wildebeest, they tend to go for gazelles, impalas, hares and the young of larger prey animals and if there's a baby amongst them cheetahs tend to go for themBy about 13-20 months cheetah mothers will leave their cubs and let them fend for themselves, the mothers will sometimes return and this may happen several times but eventually they will leave the cubs altogetherWhen the mother leaves the cubs form a sibling group and travel together for another 6 months. At about 2 years the females will leave the group and the males will stay together for lifeCheetah cubs practice the skills they will need later through games of chase and rough and tumbleA litter of cubs is usually about 3-5 cubsCheetahs have about a 50% chance of losing their kills to other predatorsLeopards will kill cheetah cubsIf a lion sees a cheetah they will chase them and if they catch one they will kill themCheetahs tend to hunt in the open

LeopardMale leopards are huge compared to femalesLeopards are able climbers and will use the trees to stash kills. They will also use trees to spot preyLeopards are opportunistic hunters and will hunt even if they've got a kill stashed somewhereFemales give birth in a cave, crevice among boulders, hollow tree, or thicket to make a denFemales usually give birth to 2-4 cubs but may not be able to raise all of themAround 3 months cubs follow the mother on huntsAt one year leopards can probably fend for themselves but stay with their mother until they are 18-24 monthsLeopards will kill lion and cheetah cubs if they get the chanceTheir prey consists of small antelope, impala, wildebeest, zebra foals, monkeysLeopards stalk their prey, getting as close as possible then pounce and strangle to kill itLeopards hunt in areas with plenty of cover

The CatsCheetahs

MalesKasi/Koolkatkoolkat123Haraka/Koolkatkoolkat123

Females and their cubsNari/Koolkatkoolkat123/5 week old female (OPEN)/5 week old male (OPEN)Magi/Koolkatkoolkat123/1 year old female (OPEN) and 1 year old male (OPEN) and 1 year old male (OPEN)

Leopards

MalesKito/Koolkatkoolkat123

Females and their cubsKyra/Koolkatkoolkat123/2 month old male (OPEN)Safi/Koolkatkoolkat123

Name: MagiAge: 6 years oldDescription/Picture: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/5425063.jpgSpecies: CheetahGender: FemaleKnown family: Nari (Daughter), rest to be addedCubs: 1 year old female (OPEN)1 year old male (OPEN)1 year old male (OPEN)Other: She has successfully raised 2 litters of cubs but has had 3 litters, her previous litter did not survive to adulthood